HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 11102015 - C.45RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf
of the County, Contract Amendment Agreement #26-294-36 with Staff Care, Inc., a
corporation, effective November 1, 2015, to amend Contract #26-294-35, to increase the
payment limit by $172,000, from $1,300,000 to a new payment limit of $1,472,000, with no
change in the original term of January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This amendment is funded 100% Hospital Enterprise Fund I. (No rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
On March 31, 2015, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-294-35 with Staff
Care, Inc. for the provision of locum tenens temporary physician services at Contra Costa
Regional Medical and Contra Costa Health Centers (CCRMC), for the period from January
1, 2015 through December 31, 2015. At the time of negotiations, the payment limit was
based on target levels of utilization. However, the utilization during the term of the
agreement was higher than originally anticipated in order to provide coverage for critical
roles primarily in the emergency, psychiatry and radiology departments. Approval of
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 11/10/2015 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Samir Shah, M.D.,
925-370-5525
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: November 10, 2015
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Chris Heck, Deputy
cc: K Cyr, N Rios
C. 45
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:November 10, 2015
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Amendment #26-294-36 with Staff Care, Inc.
Contract Amendment Agreement #26-294-36 will allow the Contractor to provide
additional hours of locum tenens temporary physician services through December 31, 2015.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this amendment is not approved, Contractor will not be reimbursed for additional hours of
locum tenens temporary physician services rendered.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not applicable.